Stockton Suspect Fatally Shot By 2 Gang Task Force Members

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STOCKTON, Calif. (CBS13/AP) — Authorities shot and killed a robbery suspect they say tried to run over two members of gang task force when they pulled the suspect over in Stockton Saturday night.

San Joaquin County sheriff’s Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the department, says a Stockton police officer and a sheriff’s deputy stopped the suspect around 9 p.m. because the silver Mercedes-Benz sedan he was driving matched the description of a car used in an armed robbery Friday.

“So the guy got out of the car and told me ‘give me your wallet,’ ” said Felipe Miranda.

Miranda is still recovering from fear and a big gash on his face after, he says, two men robbed him at gunpoint in his own driveway off Cardinal Avenue.

“I’ve never seen those guys before, never seen those guys before in my life,” he said.

Miranda says they took stole his wallet, which had more than $3,000 in cash.

After slashing his face, the driver also tried to run Miranda over in the street before driving away.

“The sheriff came over (Sunday) morning and they told me they got the guy,” Miranda said.